Gualtiero De Angelis (November 22, 1899 – June 6, 1980) was an Italian

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and

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. He was best known for dubbing

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in the Italian language releases of nearly all of his films.

Biography

Born in Rome, De Angelis began his career in 1936. During that time, he starred in over nine films and dubbed over the voices of many famous actors. He was the official Italian voice of

as well as

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and

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. He also dubbed over the voices of

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, Richard Conte,

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, Paul Henreid, Henry Fonda, Gary Merrill,

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, William Holden and many more. He has also dubbed over Italian actors such as

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, Luciano Tajoli and

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. De Angelis was considered to be among the most influential voice dubbers employed with the Cooperativa Doppiatori Cinematografici along with

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, Lauro Gazzolo,

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, Bruno Persa and more.Cronologia fondamentale dell'epoca d'oro del doppiaggio italiano Dagli albori agli anni 1970
(in Italian)

Personal life

De Angelis was the patriarch of the historic De Angelis family which are well known for dubbing voices. He was the father of voice actor

Manlio De Angelis Manlio De Angelis (January 9, 1935 – July 3, 2017) was an Italian actor and voice actor. Biography Born in Rome to historic dubber Gualtiero De Angelis, De Angelis began his career as an actor in the early 1960s. He most notably portrayed a Ru ...

(1935–2017), singer Enrico De Angelis (1920–2018) and Paola De Angelis. He also had three grandchildren: Vittorio De Angelis (1962–2015; via Manlio), Eleonora De Angelis (born 1967; via Manlio) and Massimiliano Virgilii (born 1967; via Paola) who are all voice actors.

Death

De Angelis died on June 6, 1980 in Rome at the age of 80. He was later laid to rest at the

Cimitero Flaminio The Cimitero Flaminio (also known as Cimitero di Prima Porta or Cimitero di Montebello) is a cemetery in Rome (Italy), outside the Grande Raccordo Anulare to the north, between the Via Flaminia and the Via Tiberina. History The cemetery was ...

Filmography

Cinema

* ''Arditi civili'' (1940) * ''Piccolo re'' (1940) * ''Vento di milioni'' (1940) * ''

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'' (1940) * ''Il segreto di Villa Paradiso'' (1940) * '' Beatrice Cenci'' (1941) * ''

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'' (1942) * '' Vortice'' (1953) * ''La grande avventura'' (1954)

Dubbing roles

Live action

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:De Angelis, Gualtiero 1899 births 1980 deaths Male actors from Rome Italian male voice actors Italian male film actors Italian male television actors 20th-century Italian male actors Burials at the Cimitero Flaminio